Possibilities and limits: negatives with 'pueden', 'deben' and 'quieren'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use singular and plural modal verbs to talk about what my family can, must and want to do in the summer.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Before reading aloud, it is important to identify tricky sound-symbol correspondences (SSCs) and rehearse mentally.
- Spanish modal verbs (e.g. 'can') change ending to match the person doing the action and are followed by an infinitive.
- The possessive 'my' in Spanish is 'mi' for one thing and 'mis' for more than one thing.
- The possessive your’ in Spanish is 'tu' for one thing and 'tus' for more than one thing.
Keywords
Pueden - modal verb meaning ‘they can, are able to’, part of 'poder'
Quieren - modal verb meaning ‘they want (to)’, part of 'querer'
Deben - modal verb meaning ‘they must, have to’, part of 'deber'
Mi, mis - the possessive pronoun ‘my’, in Spanish it has a singular and plural form
Tu, tus - the possessive pronoun ‘your’, in Spanish it has a singular and plural form
Common misconception
There is no preparation needed before I read Spanish aloud.
Trickier sounds can trip us up when we read aloud in Spanish. Identifying any tricky sounds, then mentally rehearsing before we read aloud can help us read more accurately and fluently.
Teacher tip
To build oral confidence with modal verbs, teachers or pupil pairs might start or finish a lesson by cueing oral translations in chunks from memory, e.g. My parents (mis padres) - want (quieren) - to go (ir) - on holiday (de vacaciones) - in March (en marzo) - but they can't (pero no pueden).
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which pairs of letters have the same sound in Spanish?
Q2.Match each place to the tricky sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) they contain.
[ge]
[v]
[ci]
[r]
[ll]
Q3.Match the Spanish and English verbs.
to rest, relax
to enjoy, enjoying
to wear, carry
to spend, spending (time)
to travel, travelling
to visit, visiting
Q4.Match the possessive adjectives to their English meanings.
my (singular)
my (plural)
your (singular)
your (plural)
Q5.Modal verbs are verbs of necessity or possibility, e.g. 'must', 'can', 'want'. Which of the following are modal verbs?
Q6.Match the verb and noun or noun phrase to make logical phrases.
ejercicio
de vacaciones
zapatos
a caballo
la basura
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Read aloud. Which letters in this sentence are pronounced differently from English? 'Voy a ganar algo el domingo con mis amigos de Galicia. ¡Estoy segura!'
Q2.'Deber', 'querer' and 'poder' are examples of verbs.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
she, he, it must
they must
she, he, it can, is able to
they can, are able to
she, he, it wants (to)
they want (to)
Q4.Create logical verb phrases.
trabajar
comida rica
ropa nueva
deporte
a la playa
tiempo con familia
Q5.Order the words to make a sentence.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'They want to travel with my friends.'
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